Planetary hours
in Pau.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:26
- 3♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:45
- 5♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:05
- 7☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:35
- 10♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:44
- 11☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:54
- 12♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:54
- 2☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:25
- 5♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:15
- 6☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:06
- 7♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:46
- 9☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pau?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:06 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.